GRE Word List

CONSTITUENT

a member of a constituency

The meaning of the word constituent is a member of a constituency.

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WordMeaning
outstripto go faster or farther than
avantgardegroup of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard
febrilemarked or caused by fever : feverish
meticulousmarked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
harpinga plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
drasticacting rapidly or violently
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion